What’s on my Desk

Summer 2026: Camera Maxxing

Over the years, I’ve posted tours of my desk. I try to update it 2-3 times per year when significant hardware changes happen. Since the last update (Summer 2025), I’ve added a couple of extra cameras to the mix and changed up my background.

If you came here looking how and why I rearranged my office last summer, check out this LinkedIn post. You can also see this time-lapse video.

My Current Desk

My current desk is a Herman Miller Jarvis Standing Desk and I love it. The full specs are:

60 x 30″ Rectangle Top
Wire Management Grommets with 1 Powered Grommet
Silver Frame
Mid Range Height
Programmable Handset (the preset heights are totally worth it)
Standing Mat
Gray Cable Trays

I also have a side table from Flexispot that I use as my writing desk. That will be covered next!

Everything on my Desk

From left to right (more or less…if anything’s unclear, let me know):

OBSBOT Tiny 3 Lite (Far left, on top of the shelf): The latest addition. I wanted a secondary camera that allowed me to take advantage of multiple “sets” in my office. The Tail 2 was so much more than I actually. needed, so I ended up selling it and getting the Tiny 3 instead. This is great…and it works seamlessly with Ecamm Live for a true multi-cam setup.
Small Sceptre Monitor: This is mostly a confidence monitor, but I also like using it as an info dashboard with widgets, or to see what Claude is doing in Chrome.
Mac Mini: Under the monitor. I decided to move this closer to me to I can more easily manage it, especially since the old Fully table has been replaced by a reading nook. I have a small network splitter under my desk so both macs have a wired ethernet connection.
DT 770 Pro 250 ohm studio headphones (just off-camera): These are my daily studio monitors and headphones.
Shure SE215 PRO In-Ear Headphones: I wanted good in-ear monitors for when I record so I could comfortably wear my hat and these have been pretty good. I’ll likely test a couple more sets over the next few months.
Rodecaster Pro 2: My interface and Mixer. It’s mounted on a standard VESA arm to keep it off my desk. I highly recommend it if you’re a podcaster!
Elgato Wave Mic Arm: When I rearranged my office, I wanted a lower profile arm so that I could better set the mic in frame. This is working out great.
Shure SM7B: My primary podcasting mic. I got a yellow windscreen to match the brand colors!
KRK Rokit 6 Studio Monitors: When I bought my house, I ditched my nearly 20-year-old computer speakers and picked up these amazing monitors. They sound incredible.
Penwell Craftsman by Good Made Better: I lovely pen holder modeled after inkwells.
iPhone 17 Pro on Gather Magsafe Charger: The Standby Mode + Continuity Camera support makes this a mainstay on my desk. I dropped down from Max to regular Pro and am super happy with it.
HMM Scissors from Ugmonk: As a stationery nerd, I’ve always wanted a nice set of scissors. Well, these fit the bill. They look and (more importantly) cut great!
Elgato Key Lights: These are set up so I get perfectly even lighting with my Main and fill light. This is SO much better than the previous setup. My Air and Neo are providing better lighting elsewhere in my office.
Sony a6400: My primary camera. It also has a Sigma 16mm/1.4 fixed lens on it.
The Elgato Prompter: I hate most teleprompters, but the Elgato Prompter has been incredible. It’s the first teleprompter I’ve really used.
Elgato Master Mount System: I’m pretty happy with the new mounting system that Elgato put out. Lots of flexible options!
Gather Kit by Ugmonk: This is the best upgrade my desk has gotten in a while. There’s lots of components, but I got the Large stand, MagSafe Stand, and Zigzag Trey, all black. The whole thing is magnetic so I’ve affixed magnets to some of the other things on there. I added a large tray to it for misc. wires and connectors.
Capture System by Ugmonk: A quick way to capture ideas with good old-fashion index cards. Looks great with Gather!
Apple Studio Display: The best monitor you can get for your Mac.
Apple Magic Keyboard: The Keychron was too clicky for recording and I missed TouchID and a full Number Pad
Logitech MX Master 3: I’m back on this. Mouse might be the next thing I upgrade though. I’ve had it for 6+ years and there are newer, better devices out now.
William Hannah A5 Classic Notebook: This is my content planner. It’s pricey but SO worth it. It’s got lots of different refills and I use it every day. I use it for a little bit of everything.
Sidekick Notepad: I love this thing. I do my weekly planning on it, and fits perfectly under my keyboard.
Elgato Stream Deck XL: I love my Stream Deck. You can see exactly how it’s configured here.
Elgato Steam Deck Plus: More buttons – and knobs too! Maybe I have a problem?
- Elgato USB Hub: This plugs into the nook on the back of the Stream Deck Plus, and is completely invisible from the front. A great, hidden hub. I used some rolled mesh to make a wire “artery” for wire management.
Mac Studio: This will be my new production machine for the next several years. Maxed out M1 Max, 64GB RAM, 4TB storage.
16TB Western Digital: For my Time Machine and miscellaneous backups.
YOLOLIV YoloCam S3 4K: I wanted an overhead camera for planning and showing off the stream decks, as well as anything else that might benefit from
Elgato Wave Arm (High Profile): This camera also let me recommission my high profile arm, and it works great.
On/In the Gather Stand: poker chips, misc pens/pencils (mostly from Studio Neat), notebooks and other office supplies. See my favorite stationary here.
Branch Ergonomic Chair (Baltic): I’ve realized that the Steelcase Gesture is not for me. Luckily I didn’t pay full retail price for it, but it’s still a bummer. The Branch Ergonomic Chair is definitely built more for me.

Under the Desk

Elevation Labs Anchor: Those headphones sit on the Anchor, which is attached to the bottom of my desk and looks fantastic.
Side table with charging dock and UPS. This Gitryn Charging Station is absolutely fantastic and allows me to charge lots of things at once.

My Writing Table

My writing desk is for focused work, and it’s seen the most changes since the last update. The desk is a Flexispot E7^*. I love it.

Plant. Finally something that looks nice in that corfer.
Obi-Wan Kenobi Lightsaber Lamp. I’ve had this for years. Happy it’s finally in-frame!
Misc Yankees stuff, Piece of the Berlin Wall, LEGO Gameboy
Gator Rack Cabinet: Houses a rack-mounted surge protecter that powers everything on that side of the office while hiding the cables.
Cigar-aging barrel
Creator Camp Owala.
M4 iPad Pro 11″: Mostly used as a second screen and writing device these days.
- This sits on a Twelve South Foldable Curve Mini, which nice and compact
AirPods Max (Blue): I was sick of all the issues I was having with other noise-canceling headphones –especially when it comes to device-switching. These fix those issues and sound fantastic. I usually use them plugged into to my Mac Studio for incredible sound quality.
Anker Nano Charging Station: This has a couple of retractable USB-C cables, ports, and 3 plugs on the back. I might also have a “charging station” problem.
15″ M3 Macbook Air: I picked up the new Macbook Air last year and I’ve got to say: the bigger size is so, so good.
- It’s sitting on the Gather Laptop Stand
Gather Large Plate and Medium Tray
- I guess I should mention at this point that Ugmonk is no longer making the Gather. Once this inventory is gone, it’s gone.
Apple Magic Keyboard (small) and Trackpad
Yellow Legal Pad
Misc Books
Rollable drawers/stand with LEGO Grogu and Plants

Wall Decor Lightning Round

Rocky Mountains National Park Print
Photo of the final pitch thrown at Old Yankee Stadium (thrown by Mariano Rivera)
Wandavision/Haunted Mansion Stretching Pictures mash-up
George Washington praying at Valley Forge
Haunted Mansion Art Deco picture

Other Surfaces

I also picked up this workbench, which sits to the right of my writing desk. my Field Notes and Fountain Pen boxes, a desk light, pens, chargers, and photos on it. There’s also a dartboard above it.

The drawers are amazing. I usually just use the surface for lego builds.

Freeing up the far wall in my office allowed me to make it a planning wall. I have a reasonably-sized white board, and a Post-It Mini Easel Pad. I love that thing.

Finally, I added a Reading Nook for my Year of Digital Detox. It’s got the old rocking chair we used when our kids were babies (?), and a side table with Keylight Neo, record player, headphones, Kindle Stand, and whatever book I’m reading. Under, it’s got my NAS, and hidden behind it are my router, UPS, and various smart home hubs.

Here are a few different angles, as well as the whole space!

Not Pictured

CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Element Hub: I originally got this because I wanted a smaller footprint for my peripherals. It’s great behind the iPad, but I ended up continuing to use the TS3 so I can better distribute the cables.
Samsung T7 SSD: I use this drive to house my Photos library. It looks like they’re phasing this out for the T9…so I know what I’m buying next…
TRMNL: I picked up a TRMNL — a programmable Eink display — last year. I honestly haven’t done as much as I’d like with it; but there’s still hope.
Audio-Technica ART-M50X Headphones: These studio monitors have moved on to my electric drum set.
Switchpod: I was pretty much instantly sold on this when I heard about it and absolutely love it. it’s lightweight yet sturdy, versatile, and very portable.
CyberPower 1000VA UPS: Now that I have a desktop again, I don’t want a power outage to kill my work. This uninterruptible power supply does the trick (and probably more tricks than I need it to do).
MagSafe Battery Pack: I honestly don’t care that people think it’s expensive. It’s very convenient!
Key Light Mini: A portable smart light with a magnetic back. Great for supplying extra lighting as needed
Anker MagGO Charging Station: This thing is SO clutch for keeping everything on my desk charged without running a bunch of wires.
Stand for Apple Watch Charging Puck: With the Apple Watch Ultra and sleep tracking, I find myself charging the watch in smaller bursts, not just at night. So keep a stand handy in my office, just in case.
Elevation Shelf XL Plus: This was great but got in the way a lot; I’ve replaced it with the Gather shelf.

Decommissioned

In case you’ve been here before and you’re wondering what happened to certain things, here’s a log of everything that’s been decommissioned since Fall 2021:

Keychron K2 Mechanical Keyboard: I just like Apple’s keyboards better, and I’m not doing computer work on the writing desk anymore.
CalDigit TS3 Plus Docking Hub: I re-commissioned this since I was plugging a lot of stuff into the Mac Studio. It works like a charm…and it has a friend I’ll talk about in a second.
Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700: The ones that Wix sent me from Wixgate. I ended up giving them to my brother after I picked up the AirPods Max.
Satechi AirPods Pro Charger: This isn’t really decommissioned, but it’s not used too often.
Twelve South HoverBar Duo (Gen 2): I love this, but the LAB22 Infinity Adjust Stand is so good.
Stream Deck Pedal: Mostly for experiments. Now that the treadmill is under desk though, I don’t use it.
ComfortLife Anti Fatigue Standing Mat: See above comment.
Twelve South Curve: Now that I don’t keep my laptop on that desk, I don’t really need this.
Rode PSA 1 Boom Arm: I got a new one!
Twelve South Curve Riser: Replaced by Gather stand
Keychron K2 Pro: I was feeling the itch for a clicky keyboard again, and picked up thus one.
Analog by Ugmonk: I’ve moved my startup routine to Obsidian.
LAB22 Infinity Adjust Stand: This is still the perfect stand, but it doesn’t work with the new iPad.
KU XIU iPad Stand: Not as good as the LAB22 Stand, which sadly doesn’t work with my new iPad, but the closest thing I could find to it. Adjustable height, it rotates, and it’s sturdy. Hugely helpful for reference text or a script I’m reading.
Audio Technica AT8035 Condenser Mic: This used to be mounted on top of the camera, but I moved it onto a tripod so I can get it closer when I want an off-camera mic.
HomePod Mini: This has moved to my daughter’s room.
iPad Mini (Purple): I’m saving this for my youngest, but with the new iPad Pro, I don’t feel I need 2 iPads anymore.
Elgato Wave Mic Arm (High Profile)
Hexagonal Acoustic Panels: These have been decommissioned to make room for the planning wall.
My gigantic whiteboard. It was too big.
Stream Deck Neo
Rocket Mic Lamp: I’m going to be honest. I bought this off a Facebook ad and no longer have a link to it. I really didn’t think I’d get it.
Sperax Walking Pad,Under Desk Treadmill (under the table): THIS WAS RECALLED